Rail chair or tie



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The present invention relates toa railfchair or tiedesigned for supporting the rails of ject of the invention resides in the provision of' a device of this nature having. incorporated therein features for cushioningthe rails.

Another very important object of thein'-l vention resides in the provision of a. chair for a rail whichvis provided with rubber cushion seats on which the rail rests.

u, `vWith the above and numerous other objects in view, as will appear as the description pro-4 ceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination andV arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

ln the drawing; Figure l is a top plan view of a chairembodying lthe features of my invention, showing a rail supported therein.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof. l Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the wedge holding members. d g

Figure 4 is a perspective view'of'one of the rubber cushion sheets. Y

Figure 5 is a longitudinal section, taken substantially on the line 5-45 of Figure l..`

Figure 6 is an end elevation of the chair. Figures 7' and 8 are transverse sections taken substantially on the lines 7-7 and 8 8 respectively of Figure 2, and

Figure 9vis a perspective view of the rchair with the rubber seat cushions removed.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will .be `seen that the present embodiment of the invention includes a base plate 5 with longitudinal flanges 6 rising therefrom, spaced in parallelism with the longitudinal side edgesl like l2 may. be used for holding the wedge members in place, while at the same time to` provide extensibility to compensate for vary-` ing tliicknessesin the base of therail, as is clearly indicated in Figures 6 and 7.

A plurality'of sheets 14 offl rubber rest the plate l5` between the flanges 6 and 7 throughout the length ofthe base plate.

` Asingle sheet may be used, if desired'. Y rlhe Arail rests on these seat cushions 14;, and thel wedge members l0 hold the rail" tightly down on the cushions. Thus the rail isfree to give such as steam shovels, heavy freight cars and the like, and the rubber cushions will absorb and advantages of this invention will now ybe'qui'te apparent tothose skilled iny this art,

without a moredetailed description .thereof Nif on y' Y under 'the weight of lieavyniobile machinery, l I

.The present embodiment of.. the invention has been disclosed in considerable vdetail merely for the purposes of exem'pliication,

`statement of the invention and the above de scription. It will be apparent thatchanges Vj in the` details of construction, and in the combinationrand arrangement of parts may Ibe-resorted-to,fwithoutdeparting from the spiritror scope'o'f the invention as hereinafter claimed'or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what Ving an elongated base plate having longitudinal flanges rising therefrom in spaced relation to each other, and a seat of rubber cushx ion material' onthe base plate between the flanges, said flanges beingv provided t with openings,l and `wedge members insertable through fthe openings to engage the base of the rail to clamp the same down on the seat,` and detachable meansanchored in said wedgeV members and abutting said flange for locking said wedge membersy in varying transversew positions. l

GRov-ER @..voirl In testimony whereof I affix my signature. 

